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i know bill clinton, and i like bill clinton and yes, i admit it on national tv. she sh he showed us last night what a political comeback looks like. he was marginalized and he went from the first black president to being accused of being a racist. and the guy who marginalized him had to call him back to the rescue, and he did it in fine clintonesque form. he was didactic and funny and lengthy, but he was very, very good. >> dana, tell me about the moment when you know it was a surprise to the audience, but we got a head's up that the president was in the hall and taking the stage, but the moment when you saw him come out, and clinton bowed to him. and he bowed to him before he hugged him and that is a passing of the torch moment. >> wasn't that amazing? bill clinton did a interview before the speech and said it is not a bromance or anything, but it looked like it with that hug. and you covered the fight in 2008 from cover to cover, anna, and you nknow about the tension between the two of them, and we all do, but we also, anybody who has covered bill clinton and w
i know bill clinton, and i like bill clinton and yes, i admit it on national tv. she sh he showed us last night what a political comeback looks like. he was marginalized and he went from the first black president to being accused of being a racist. and the guy who marginalized him had to call him back to the rescue, and he did it in fine clintonesque form. he was didactic and funny and lengthy, but he was very, very good. >> dana, tell me about the moment when you know it was a surprise...
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that's like the bill clinton speech. this was painful. he's grabbing her. it reminds me of the cartoon peppy la pew, the female cat trying to get away. too long like speeches are uncomfortable to watch. it's like watching parents kiss. no one really likes to see that, be honest with you. >> a long one then back in for another little one. then of course those moments when the jokes fail to make people laugh. remember the bush twins. how can we forget that. here is a reminder. >> she thinks s"sex and the cit" is something married people do but never talk about. >> she said something like they are not laughing at us. they are not lafrg. it was painful, right, dean? >> dying is hard, comedy issez is the adage. i've been honest, we've told many jokes to audiences where they don't laugh. it's painful at the time. they were doing a joke about grandmother and "sex and the city." you don't say those two words unless you're trying to gross people out. if you're not a professional comedian and they say, hey, do you want to tell jokes in front of 25 million people, no.
that's like the bill clinton speech. this was painful. he's grabbing her. it reminds me of the cartoon peppy la pew, the female cat trying to get away. too long like speeches are uncomfortable to watch. it's like watching parents kiss. no one really likes to see that, be honest with you. >> a long one then back in for another little one. then of course those moments when the jokes fail to make people laugh. remember the bush twins. how can we forget that. here is a reminder. >> she...
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bush lost to bill clinton. >>> it has been a hairied pace for the correspondents as welt. political correspondent paul steinhauser joins us from his home base in washington. yesterday you were in pennsylvania covering a paul ryan rally. what do you think is the message for the challengers? >> we're hearing change. change and change. remember four years ago president obama ran on the mantle of hope and change. romney finished up at a rally out in colorado. another one of those eight battleground states we keep talking about. and what mitt romney is saying do you want another four years of under president obama or do you want something a little different? here's part of what he said. >> change can't be measured in speeches. it is measured in achievements. and four years ago, four years ago candidate obama promise dodd so very much, but he's fallen so very short. you recall. he promised he'd be a post-partisan president but he's been most partisan. dividing, attacking, blaming. >> you know, at this late hour here it's all about the ground game. it's about the candidates makin
bush lost to bill clinton. >>> it has been a hairied pace for the correspondents as welt. political correspondent paul steinhauser joins us from his home base in washington. yesterday you were in pennsylvania covering a paul ryan rally. what do you think is the message for the challengers? >> we're hearing change. change and change. remember four years ago president obama ran on the mantle of hope and change. romney finished up at a rally out in colorado. another one of those...
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clinton is always late. >> bill clinton is always late. that's good. but bill clinton understands politics. you do not do this casually -- i was going to say cavalierly. but you don't do it casually. >> somebody close to meek and considers himself friends with meek and said cutting a deal is one thing. but cutting a deal so charlie crist could win is another thing. because he and meek have very little in common. >> it's been very interesting the dynamic in this race in particular. meek and rubio against each other ran a very classy campaign. meek has probably run the most classy democratic campaign across the nation this year. very cordial towards rubio. the crist campaign has been very negative towards both of them. this is the second time this year that the democrats with backing from the white house have tried to drive an african-american from a statewide office. >> what's fastcinating is that negotiations fell through, intermediaries started it, president clinton gets involved when he thinks he has a deal, then kendrick meeks says no.
clinton is always late. >> bill clinton is always late. that's good. but bill clinton understands politics. you do not do this casually -- i was going to say cavalierly. but you don't do it casually. >> somebody close to meek and considers himself friends with meek and said cutting a deal is one thing. but cutting a deal so charlie crist could win is another thing. because he and meek have very little in common. >> it's been very interesting the dynamic in this race in...
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is bill clinton the democrats' secret weapon? could his presence highlight problems we're having with the economy right now? >> i think bill clinton is a wonderful speaker for liberal ideology in a democratic party. i think he's nothing but a plus for them taking the stage. do i think he'll remind people of a time when they had a democratic president and the economy was better? i don't know. what's going to be more impactful than that is the fact that during this week while the democratic national convention is taking place, the united states' total debt is going to eclipse $16 trillion. that speaks louder than any kind of reminiscing to when bill clinton was president. >> cnn contributors will cain and lz granderson. many thanks to you. and you can take part in the dnc and cnn's election round table. this tuesday join wolf blitzer and our political team for a live virtual chat. go to cnn.com/roundtable and submit your questions. we will give you the answers in realtime. the cnn election round table is at 12:00 noon eastern on tu
is bill clinton the democrats' secret weapon? could his presence highlight problems we're having with the economy right now? >> i think bill clinton is a wonderful speaker for liberal ideology in a democratic party. i think he's nothing but a plus for them taking the stage. do i think he'll remind people of a time when they had a democratic president and the economy was better? i don't know. what's going to be more impactful than that is the fact that during this week while the democratic...
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the same rate when bill clinton was president. the same rate when we had when our economy created 23 million new jobs. the biggest surplus in history and a whole lot of millionaires to boot. i'm still eager to preach an agreement. no party has an monopoly on wisdom. no democracy works without compromise. i want to get this done and we can get it done. but when governor romney and his friends in congress tell us we can somehow lower our deficits by spending trillions more on new tax breaks for the wealthy, well, what did bill clinton call it? you do the arithmetic. you do the math. i refuse to go along with that. and as long as i'm president, i never will. i refuse to ask middle class families to give up their deductions for owning a home or raising their kids just to pay for another millionaire's tax cuts. i refuse to ask students to pay more for college or kick children out of headstart programs to eliminate health insurance for americans who are poor and elderly and disabled and also those with the most can pay less. i'm not goi
the same rate when bill clinton was president. the same rate when we had when our economy created 23 million new jobs. the biggest surplus in history and a whole lot of millionaires to boot. i'm still eager to preach an agreement. no party has an monopoly on wisdom. no democracy works without compromise. i want to get this done and we can get it done. but when governor romney and his friends in congress tell us we can somehow lower our deficits by spending trillions more on new tax breaks for...
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bill clinton is so smooth, he is able to seduce folks. and remember, you heard when he was president, people said he could walk into a room, and you can hate the guy, and he'll flip you in a minute, because he is that kind of guy. >> the seducer? >> yes. yes. she was in prison and she wouldn't talk for the guy. she said that's the kind of guy he was. are you all forgetting the clinton years? >> no, no, i remember. i remember the good and the bad. >> right. >> that's what i love about this. the fact that bill clinton is now the republicans' favorite democrat is funny. >> didn't we try to impeach this guy? >> yeah. >> i'm making sure we're talking about the same guy. >> and here's the deal. republicans wish -- there is something special when you have a former president out on the stump. look president george h.w. bush is ill, president george bush is toxic. >> i don't see them bringing their guy out. and they can gets mad all they want, but president bush can't go out there and do it. >> you're in a swing state, you see an ad for the obama
bill clinton is so smooth, he is able to seduce folks. and remember, you heard when he was president, people said he could walk into a room, and you can hate the guy, and he'll flip you in a minute, because he is that kind of guy. >> the seducer? >> yes. yes. she was in prison and she wouldn't talk for the guy. she said that's the kind of guy he was. are you all forgetting the clinton years? >> no, no, i remember. i remember the good and the bad. >> right. >>...
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bill clinton has a book out now. he had a central idea about a year ago to create far more green jobs, to retrofit the buildings. he didn't get a very warm reception in the white house. and i do think it would be possible, i think it would be wise, just as this president reached out to hillary for help on foreign policy. >> he does, john avalon, and i know there are nuances on this, that president clinton said he doesn't want to raise taxes during a recession. >> yeah. >> president obama has some plans in there that would raise taxes on some people, the wealthiest americans, which bill clinton is not against. there is an important nuance there. >> there is. bill clinton raised taxes as part of the first budget deal. a lot of the focus on reengineering the economy and building the middle class. barack obama knows that bill clinton particularly in the swing states. if he wants to really put north carolina in play, bill clinton is invaluable. it's also the economic prescriptions, putting those in actions. which they too
bill clinton has a book out now. he had a central idea about a year ago to create far more green jobs, to retrofit the buildings. he didn't get a very warm reception in the white house. and i do think it would be possible, i think it would be wise, just as this president reached out to hillary for help on foreign policy. >> he does, john avalon, and i know there are nuances on this, that president clinton said he doesn't want to raise taxes during a recession. >> yeah. >>...
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>> i have worked under george bush and bill clinton and george w. bush and under obama, and the u.s. is still the best place in the world to do business and people on the board of seven start-up companies and we don't spend any time talking about this. it is never a conversation. >> so business isn't worried about -- >> well, that is a different country, because i talk to business people everyday and they are terrified with what this administration is going to do with a second term. you take, for example, oil exploration, and we have been focused on wind and solar and it is about this big, and the president has talked about green jobs. he has not given permits to oil companies to drill. we could be the saudi arabia -- >> but the production is the highest it has been. >> yes, the production is high on the private lands and that is what the president uses to brag about the energy policy, but on federal lands, no production in 90 days. >> why do we need to do more on federal lands? >> because we want to be independent. governor romney has set a goal to
>> i have worked under george bush and bill clinton and george w. bush and under obama, and the u.s. is still the best place in the world to do business and people on the board of seven start-up companies and we don't spend any time talking about this. it is never a conversation. >> so business isn't worried about -- >> well, that is a different country, because i talk to business people everyday and they are terrified with what this administration is going to do with a second...
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advisers suggesting that there were racist statements by bill clinton. all of this is a very come bustable mix. >> no doubt. roland, i want to play the michael steele comment, it's in a graphic, michael steele said president clinton's actions to have meek withdraw from the campaign sends a chilling signal to all voters, but especially african-americans. one can only imagine the response if the republican leadership tried to force out of the race in the 11th hour a qualified black candidate like kendrick meek. what do you make of this? >> well, first of all, it's not surprising that chairman michael steele would jump into this because clearly they want to keep the attention on rubio, and also want to make it clear that there's a schism within the democratic party. "the wall street journal" actually came out with a report two or three weeks ago stating that a deal was in the works for meek to drop out. i talked to congressman meek earlier tonight. i just got off the phone with him five minutes ago. he is steaming tonight as a result of this report. he said
advisers suggesting that there were racist statements by bill clinton. all of this is a very come bustable mix. >> no doubt. roland, i want to play the michael steele comment, it's in a graphic, michael steele said president clinton's actions to have meek withdraw from the campaign sends a chilling signal to all voters, but especially african-americans. one can only imagine the response if the republican leadership tried to force out of the race in the 11th hour a qualified black...
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it is like the bill clinton speech, and this is painful and his grabbing her reminds me of the cartoon peppy la pew trying to grab the cat and too long public displays of affection are like too long speeches and awkward and uncomfortable to watch. frankly, it is like watching your parents kiss and nobody likes to see that. >> the long one and then back in for a little one. all right. then of course, the moments when the jokes fail to make people laugh. remember the bush twins and how can we forget that. here is a reminder. >> she thinks that "sex in the city" is something that married people do but never talk about. they are not laughing. >> they said something like they are not laughing. they are not laughing. >> it was painful. >> dying is easy, but comedy is hard is the adage, and i'll be honest that i have told many jokes and the audience does not laugh and sometimes it is painful and you get a thicker skin, but they were doing a joke about "sex in the city" and grandmother and we don't use those two words together any time. if you are not a professional comedian and someone says y
it is like the bill clinton speech, and this is painful and his grabbing her reminds me of the cartoon peppy la pew trying to grab the cat and too long public displays of affection are like too long speeches and awkward and uncomfortable to watch. frankly, it is like watching your parents kiss and nobody likes to see that. >> the long one and then back in for a little one. all right. then of course, the moments when the jokes fail to make people laugh. remember the bush twins and how can...
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any risks that bill clinton could upstage the president? >> you know, when i saw that question, i just sort of laughed, because in order to be afraid of that, the person who follows bill clinton would have to be insecure, and president obama is not insecure. in fact, i think it says a lot about him as well as democrats for the fact that they're not even going to bring out president clinton, but also president carter. i think you noticed that w. was absent during the rnc, and i think it's because they're embarrassed by them. democrats are proud of what they've done while in office and most importantly, after office, giving more insight into the characters of the men. so, no, i don't believe clinton will upstage him. i think it illustrates how they're trying to help the country. >> in all fairness, what i've seen after many years in this business, after a president loses, like jimmy carter, he didn't come to the convention, either, and eventually they become elder statesmen and everybody loves them. so we've seen this before. will, do you thi
any risks that bill clinton could upstage the president? >> you know, when i saw that question, i just sort of laughed, because in order to be afraid of that, the person who follows bill clinton would have to be insecure, and president obama is not insecure. in fact, i think it says a lot about him as well as democrats for the fact that they're not even going to bring out president clinton, but also president carter. i think you noticed that w. was absent during the rnc, and i think it's...
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i want to go back to bill clinton in just a minute. no question that bill clinton will be supportive of barack obama during the campaign and the obama people will want to showcase bill clinton, for example, at the democratic convention in charlotte this next year. but i think the real way to draw upon bill clinton's strength is to ask had imfhim for more help creating jobs. bill clinton has this book out and he had a central idea about a year ago to create far more green jobs retrofitting of buildings and, frankly, he didn't get a warm reception in the white house. i think it would be possible and even be wise just as this president has reached out to hillary for help on foreign policy, to reach out for him on jobs. >> there are nuances to this, people have picked up that president clinton, he publicly said, he doesn't want to raise taxes during a recession. >> yep. >> president obama has some plans in there that would raise taxes on the wealthiest americans. but there is an important nuance there? >> look, bill clinton raised taxes as
i want to go back to bill clinton in just a minute. no question that bill clinton will be supportive of barack obama during the campaign and the obama people will want to showcase bill clinton, for example, at the democratic convention in charlotte this next year. but i think the real way to draw upon bill clinton's strength is to ask had imfhim for more help creating jobs. bill clinton has this book out and he had a central idea about a year ago to create far more green jobs retrofitting of...
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enter bill clinton. the breaking news this hour, the former president stepped up to the podium at the white house with mr. obama just a short while ago. it was truly an extraordinary event. anyone who's covered the white house remembers this, see this as a first. the current president spoke briefly and then left his predecessor to talk at length about why he thinks defiant democrats should support a tax cut compromise with republicans. we're going to talk about it all with our senior white house correspondent ed henry along with our chief national correspondent john king and the host of "jk usa" and gloria borger. >>> i want to play one of the more memorable moments from this first ever, maybe, first that we can remember a press conference in the briefing room. what was your advice to president obama today about how to deal with the congressmen in the opposition party? >> i have a general rule which is whatever he asks me about my advice and whatever i say should become public only if he decides to make
enter bill clinton. the breaking news this hour, the former president stepped up to the podium at the white house with mr. obama just a short while ago. it was truly an extraordinary event. anyone who's covered the white house remembers this, see this as a first. the current president spoke briefly and then left his predecessor to talk at length about why he thinks defiant democrats should support a tax cut compromise with republicans. we're going to talk about it all with our senior white...
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bill clinton has a book out now. he had a central idea about a year ago to create far more green jobs, to retrofit the buildings. he didn't get a very warm reception in the white house. and i do think it would be possible, i think it would be wise, just as this president reached out to hillary for help on foreign policy. >> he does, john avalon, and i know there are nuances on this, that president clinton said he doesn't want to raise taxes during a recession. >> yeah. >> president obama has some plans in there that would raise taxes on some people, the wealthiest americans, which bill clinton is not against. there is an important nuance there. >> there is. bill clinton raised taxes as part of the first budget deal. a lat of the focus on reengineering the economy and building the middle class. barack obama knows that bill clinton particularly in the swing states. if he wants to really put north carolina in play, bill clinton is invaluable. it's also the economic prescriptions, putting those in actions. which they too
bill clinton has a book out now. he had a central idea about a year ago to create far more green jobs, to retrofit the buildings. he didn't get a very warm reception in the white house. and i do think it would be possible, i think it would be wise, just as this president reached out to hillary for help on foreign policy. >> he does, john avalon, and i know there are nuances on this, that president clinton said he doesn't want to raise taxes during a recession. >> yeah. >>...
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a very economic time and bill clinton was presiding over that, and they said they think bill clinton will hurt rather than help president obama. we'll see. i guess we'll find out on november 6 down the road, but that's what republicans are saying. ashlei ashleigh, two more people we need to talk about who are speaking in prime time. sandra fluke. you remember her very public fight with rush limbaugh over the fight for contraception. she speaks at the 9:00 hour. at the 10:00 hour, official elizabeth warren who is now the senate nominee in massachusetts. ashlei ashleigh? >> thank you, sir. you have your work cut out for you. do appreciate it. do tune in to our coverage. it begins at 7:00 p.m. eastern. also sunday we're going to bring you a behind the scenes look at both presidential candidates. 8:00 p.m., it's romney revealed, faith family and the road to power. followed by obama revealed, the man, the president. fantastic reporting. i urge you, if you are a voter or thinking about going to the polls, watch these two document rise. they are very insightful. on once empty fields. everyd
a very economic time and bill clinton was presiding over that, and they said they think bill clinton will hurt rather than help president obama. we'll see. i guess we'll find out on november 6 down the road, but that's what republicans are saying. ashlei ashleigh, two more people we need to talk about who are speaking in prime time. sandra fluke. you remember her very public fight with rush limbaugh over the fight for contraception. she speaks at the 9:00 hour. at the 10:00 hour, official...
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not the appear bill clinton ran. a party that he would argue barack obama's playing to the base and running against business. actually this schism in the democratic party plays into a narrative romney wants to have a debate about. >> right. interesting, l.z. granderson is with us. with bill clinton recently talking about the bush tax cuts basically saying once we get growing again we need those to go up for everyone, not just the wealthy. for everyone, which doesn't seem to be the message at all of barack obama. >> well, no. and he has the luxury of not having to follow through with the party's, party talking line. right? he's not running for office necessarily. he's actually running to make the country better. 9 things bill xln saying may not necessarily the things the president wants to hear but are things the country may need. two different things. a motive for campaigning. a motive for turning the country around. they may not necessarily be on the same line. >> an ad of the obama campaign, that they're running. i
not the appear bill clinton ran. a party that he would argue barack obama's playing to the base and running against business. actually this schism in the democratic party plays into a narrative romney wants to have a debate about. >> right. interesting, l.z. granderson is with us. with bill clinton recently talking about the bush tax cuts basically saying once we get growing again we need those to go up for everyone, not just the wealthy. for everyone, which doesn't seem to be the message...
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over the years of spending time with bill clinton. probably not as much as you. i have got to say i don't think i know anybody out there who is as brilliant a political mind as bill clinton. he knows every district, every precinct and knows how this game is going to be played. has that been your sense of him? >> absolutely. i can tell you, eliot, that's where we got into the discussion about florida. of course he's a student of politics. he's been around. he's won races. he's lost a couple. he became president of the united states. he helped people get elected. he's on the road now going throughout the country. i'm glad that he's my friend. unfortunately our conversations became part of the political discourse. it had very little to do with me getting out of this race. never once he said you should get out of this race. i think there's been statements released by the president and others and i think it's pretty clear now. >> i've been told by people and tell me if you heard the same thing who are very senior in the crist campaign that
over the years of spending time with bill clinton. probably not as much as you. i have got to say i don't think i know anybody out there who is as brilliant a political mind as bill clinton. he knows every district, every precinct and knows how this game is going to be played. has that been your sense of him? >> absolutely. i can tell you, eliot, that's where we got into the discussion about florida. of course he's a student of politics. he's been around. he's won races. he's lost a...
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and bill clinton's not -- he's a very smart man. he knew what he was saying and doing in the interview. who knows, there might be some residue left over from that campaign he and hillary faced off with barack many years ago. but look, i remember in new hampshire in the primary when mike allen from politico said to rick santorum, can you believe romney said this about firing people and to rick santorum's credit he was the only one who said, look, that's capitalism. some jobs you grow and make businesses grow, some people lose their jobs. that's just the way the system works. and what's interesting about this is every other republican jumped on and attacked mitt romney for bain. but it was a losing strategy. newt gingrich has gone all over the country explaining this. that it was a losing strategy for the -- a lot of the conservative folks to be talking about bain capital. now, the president came out and did it for two weeks and it just shows they have no message to attack him on as it relates to bain capital. now people like booker a
and bill clinton's not -- he's a very smart man. he knew what he was saying and doing in the interview. who knows, there might be some residue left over from that campaign he and hillary faced off with barack many years ago. but look, i remember in new hampshire in the primary when mike allen from politico said to rick santorum, can you believe romney said this about firing people and to rick santorum's credit he was the only one who said, look, that's capitalism. some jobs you grow and make...
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it was classic bill clinton. charm them, cajole them, but most of all, most analysts say, bill clinton got it down. that is persuade undecided voters to re-elect president obama. >> in tampa, the republican argument against the president re-election was actually pretty simple. pretty snappy. it went something like this. we left him a total mess. he hadn't cleaned it up fast enough, so fire him and put us back in. >> many analysts think president clinton made the case for president obama better and more clearly than mr. obama has, for example, that question, are you better off today? president clinton said, heck, yeah. >> when president barack obama took office, the economy was in freefall. it had just shrunk nine full percent of gdp. we were losing 750,000 jobs a month. are we doing better than that today? the answer is yes. >> cnn contributor and republican alex castalano said, shut the back door. clinton probably just got obama re-elected. never mind the two men aren't exactly friends. hillary, anyone? but last
it was classic bill clinton. charm them, cajole them, but most of all, most analysts say, bill clinton got it down. that is persuade undecided voters to re-elect president obama. >> in tampa, the republican argument against the president re-election was actually pretty simple. pretty snappy. it went something like this. we left him a total mess. he hadn't cleaned it up fast enough, so fire him and put us back in. >> many analysts think president clinton made the case for president...
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bill clinton last night. but when he talked about i disagreed with the republicans but i don't hate them. there's so much hate coming out from the other side. i think that turns off independent voters more than anything. they know we disagree. they expect us to find some common ground. >> you think the hate turns them off? >> the hate does, and the carpet bombs with negative ads. people just say finally, enough. i remember when jon corzine told me after he was first elected to the senate, he spent $65 million to get there. and he said, if that campaign had gone on for two more weeks, i would have lost. overwhelmed his opponent, but people reached the point where they said, we're sick of it. there is just too much of it. you've overdone it. >> what does president obama have to do tonight? in a way, tough act to follow. >> there will be a lot of love in that arena for the president tonight. michelle set it up. bill clinton explained it. this president is going to deliver it. >> you're going to have to do someth
bill clinton last night. but when he talked about i disagreed with the republicans but i don't hate them. there's so much hate coming out from the other side. i think that turns off independent voters more than anything. they know we disagree. they expect us to find some common ground. >> you think the hate turns them off? >> the hate does, and the carpet bombs with negative ads. people just say finally, enough. i remember when jon corzine told me after he was first elected to the...
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bill clinton is a democrat, former president. former president's club that's nonpartisan, you might say. i think he understands the challenge this guy faces. another point, both are benefitting. president obama gets a guy that created 23 million jobs. heard the number 4 million last night, they were bragging out that. 23 million jobs. people may remember that. he gets to talk about the economy, i know what a good economy is and i understand the problems this president faced, he is doing a good job, fighting for you, and bill clinton gets what he wants, that stage and national spotlight to say i still matter. remember the i'm still relevant press conference. >> i remember that. >> read you something. obama needs his democratic predecessor to reassure voters the future can look like the past, plenty of jobs and bill has the capital to say the past looks like the future. >> i think, paul, correct me if i am wrong, bill clinton would like nothing more to see his wife run for the white house again, right? yeah. >> one thing more, repe
bill clinton is a democrat, former president. former president's club that's nonpartisan, you might say. i think he understands the challenge this guy faces. another point, both are benefitting. president obama gets a guy that created 23 million jobs. heard the number 4 million last night, they were bragging out that. 23 million jobs. people may remember that. he gets to talk about the economy, i know what a good economy is and i understand the problems this president faced, he is doing a good...
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and bill clinton's harlem office, more than half a million dollars. but these taxpayer funded benefits are nothing compared to the big bucks presidents rake in writing books. bill clinton's "my life" netted him an advance of $15 million, believed to be the biggest in history at the time. george w. bush wrote "decision points." >> after the presidency, my life went from 100 miles an hour to zero, and the book gave me a focus and a project. >> reporter: it also gave him $7 million for the first million and a half copies. jimmy carter wrote 14 books. >> he was broke when he came out of the white house. if you can write or you can write with someone else, you can write a book and make a great deal of money. >> reporter: then there's "dreams for my father." president obama wrote it in his 30s. >> before this book started selling about four years ago, we were living in a condo, myself, michelle and our two girls, and we were -- we had two cars but one of them was kind of beat up. >> reporter: that book flew off shelves when he ran for president. the obamas
and bill clinton's harlem office, more than half a million dollars. but these taxpayer funded benefits are nothing compared to the big bucks presidents rake in writing books. bill clinton's "my life" netted him an advance of $15 million, believed to be the biggest in history at the time. george w. bush wrote "decision points." >> after the presidency, my life went from 100 miles an hour to zero, and the book gave me a focus and a project. >> reporter: it also...
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barney frank in massachusetts, why is bill clinton there? well, because barney frank thinks he needs to be shored up a little bit. and bill clinton is going to be on the trail for john dingell, the longest serving representatives. those two are probably going to win, but the fact that bill clinton has to go to their districts shows that they're a little concerned. >> and, you know, john. president clinton is doing what he can to get voters to reconsider their vote for change. listen. >> i don't want to see my country make a mistake. and i'm old enough to remember that when you make an important decision, never mind politics about anything, when you're really mad, there's about an 80% chance you're going to make a mistake. and you will get the result you don't want. and every person in this audience who is old enough has made enough decisions when you were mad that you know i am telling you the truth. >> we should get that cross stitched and put in the kitchen. john, when voters are angry, they send the incumbents packing. can a veteran membe
barney frank in massachusetts, why is bill clinton there? well, because barney frank thinks he needs to be shored up a little bit. and bill clinton is going to be on the trail for john dingell, the longest serving representatives. those two are probably going to win, but the fact that bill clinton has to go to their districts shows that they're a little concerned. >> and, you know, john. president clinton is doing what he can to get voters to reconsider their vote for change. listen....
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bill clinton was up there helping him campaign. bill clinton didn't say anything about the controversy, though. kendrick meek, you're right, the president, former president goes down to florida tomorrow night, tries to be the closer down there. you remember it was just earlier this week there was a big controversy there, reports that the former president tried to -- met with meek and tried to influence him to maybe drop out of the race. kendrick meek is third, most polls suggest he's third in that three-way senate contest. the idea would be for meek to drop out and then endorse the governor down there, charlie crist, former republican running as an in that. polls suggested marco rubio is the leader in that three-way contest. it has been a crazy week involving bill clinton. >> it has been a crazy week. when you mentioned caprio, i was watching people having breakfast and the television was on, when that particular sound bite saying, "shove it," and everybody winsed. i'm sure he wished he would have changed his words or used differen
bill clinton was up there helping him campaign. bill clinton didn't say anything about the controversy, though. kendrick meek, you're right, the president, former president goes down to florida tomorrow night, tries to be the closer down there. you remember it was just earlier this week there was a big controversy there, reports that the former president tried to -- met with meek and tried to influence him to maybe drop out of the race. kendrick meek is third, most polls suggest he's third in...
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if you're bill clinton, you're showing your political dna on two fronts. remember inauguration day for clinton in 1993, fleetwood mac, don't stop thinking about tomorrow. he thinks a mistake for my politician to look in the rear-view mirror. he thinks it's bad strategy to go after bain capital. as he said during the second clip he played, what do you want to do if you win a second term? what would president obama do? let's have a clash of ideas about the future. that is number one, bill clinton's dna. he thinks it's a waste of time to look backwards. where did bill clinton come from? ec he was the former arkansas governor. he was the failed governor of a small state. before he could challenge president bush he had to challenge his own party. he was among the founders which after walter mondale lost 49 states. this formed in new group saying the democrats can't be so cozy with the unions and so hostile to business. go back to bill clinton's speeches in the early 1990s, he promises a pro-business environment in a new democratic party. that's what he believes
if you're bill clinton, you're showing your political dna on two fronts. remember inauguration day for clinton in 1993, fleetwood mac, don't stop thinking about tomorrow. he thinks a mistake for my politician to look in the rear-view mirror. he thinks it's bad strategy to go after bain capital. as he said during the second clip he played, what do you want to do if you win a second term? what would president obama do? let's have a clash of ideas about the future. that is number one, bill...
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and what did bill clinton do? bill clinton actually said the era of big government is over. barack obama is not going to say that. what barack obama is going to say, if you believe everyone you talk to, is he's going to say, we need to find a government that works for us. we need to find a government that cares about the middle class. we need to find a government that can reduce this gap between the rich and the poor. but he has to do it, i think in a way, that doesn't seem like class warfare. because if you do it that way you're going to turn off an awful lot of independent voters. >> and he's going to also say you might be mad at what's happening in washington. don't just blame the incumbent president or these guys on capitol hill as well. an interesting speech for the president. gloria will be with us all night as well. >>> tonight's speech will not only be president obama's cry for re-election, it's also a shot at what democrats like former speaker nancy pelosi say is a do nothing republican congress. the former speaker has hopes of a democratic comeback this fall. a bit
and what did bill clinton do? bill clinton actually said the era of big government is over. barack obama is not going to say that. what barack obama is going to say, if you believe everyone you talk to, is he's going to say, we need to find a government that works for us. we need to find a government that cares about the middle class. we need to find a government that can reduce this gap between the rich and the poor. but he has to do it, i think in a way, that doesn't seem like class warfare....
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let's hear more from bill clinton. he said repeatedly that he liked the president's deal on tax cuts but he found the time to trumpette his own accomplishments as well. >> so, look, i'm a depression-era kid. i don't like deficits ever, really. you know, we had four surpluses when i was president. that's what i like. i like balanced budgets and surpl surpluses. >> so when it comes to dealing with reporters, there's no one better than bill clinton, is there, lenny? he said he's a depression-era kid. maybe his mom or parents came out of the depression. 's a baby boomer. he took some license there. >> he did. i want to go to something warren said. president obama you took a chance because those who are calling him weak right now are saying, look at this. he couldn't take the heat. he took the heat on tuesday, went with, got clinton and then left, didn't even stay and take the bullets with president clinton there. he's running that risk there, but on the other side of it, if it works, this is consider. it's going to be beca
let's hear more from bill clinton. he said repeatedly that he liked the president's deal on tax cuts but he found the time to trumpette his own accomplishments as well. >> so, look, i'm a depression-era kid. i don't like deficits ever, really. you know, we had four surpluses when i was president. that's what i like. i like balanced budgets and surpl surpluses. >> so when it comes to dealing with reporters, there's no one better than bill clinton, is there, lenny? he said he's a...
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did bill clinton recapture that as no, i wasn't yelling? >> you know, constant open format and always talking and people are used to seeing him this way, people will be less likely to pull something out of context. authenticity is the key to all of this, and -- and a politician who recognizes that the video and the network is his friend is going to learn how to take advantage of it. >> but look at what happened to john mccain. it's a perfect example in the last presidential campaign. john mccain when he ran the first time had the bus and talked us all to death, right? we couldn't get him to stop. then in this last campaign, what did he do because of all the flip videos and that? >> very disciplined. >> very disciplined. >> and what happened to his campaign? >> he lost. >> well -- >> for many reasons. >> that may not have been why. >> many reasons he lost but that wasn't it. >> need to get a quick break in, but we want to continue this discussion, and before we take a break in light of our discussion we'll go to our most important person you
did bill clinton recapture that as no, i wasn't yelling? >> you know, constant open format and always talking and people are used to seeing him this way, people will be less likely to pull something out of context. authenticity is the key to all of this, and -- and a politician who recognizes that the video and the network is his friend is going to learn how to take advantage of it. >> but look at what happened to john mccain. it's a perfect example in the last presidential...
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i covered bill clinton for more than a deck caddy. he's very proud of the presidency. hue can he go out there and say when i was president i created 28 million jobs -- >> just like that. >> -- without somehow drawing a bad contrast with the current president who's had a much tougher economy. >> bill clinton can say that george w. bush got us into this ditch. he can do that. barack obama not so much, but if clinton is out there, it's not going to sound so much like whining, because he's going to say i handed george w. bush a great economy. >> bill clinton can sell it. >> >> i'm going to find a way out there when he does campaign. >>> the senate majority leader takes a jab at the president? hear what he has to say up next. >>> plus we're watching as bp begins to test the new cap. the testing is under weigh. we should have more information hopefully late this evening. we'll stay on top this story. much more to come when we come back. now snapple's got healthy green tea, tasty black tea, real sugar, what's our slogan? bester stuff! - stuffy stuff! - good stuff for betterin
i covered bill clinton for more than a deck caddy. he's very proud of the presidency. hue can he go out there and say when i was president i created 28 million jobs -- >> just like that. >> -- without somehow drawing a bad contrast with the current president who's had a much tougher economy. >> bill clinton can say that george w. bush got us into this ditch. he can do that. barack obama not so much, but if clinton is out there, it's not going to sound so much like whining,...
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eastern, the full interview with bill clinton. thanks for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." "john king usa" starts rights now. >> good evening, everyone. we begin with troubling numbers, new numbers for president obama and his democratic party. this is important, with the goal of better understanding just why things are taking a new shift in the republicans favor. 54% of americans disapprove of how president obama is handling his job. that's a new low for the president in our cnn polling. 53% tell us they plan to vote republican for congress. don't try telling that to the house speaker, nancy pelosi. >> i feel confident our members are the best spokespersons for their constituents. they know how to communicate with their districts and they are doing just that and they're doing just fine. >> don't believe the numbers, then how about this? remember that, the now iconic image of hope? it's the work of art irs shepherd ferry, who told people they wanted somebody who was going to fight against the status quo and i don't think obama has do
eastern, the full interview with bill clinton. thanks for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." "john king usa" starts rights now. >> good evening, everyone. we begin with troubling numbers, new numbers for president obama and his democratic party. this is important, with the goal of better understanding just why things are taking a new shift in the republicans favor. 54% of americans disapprove of how president obama is handling his job. that's a new low...
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to become president all over again. >> yeah, bill clinton did a one man show. if you see, he was like talking to imaginary people. >> the sax foe was amazing. >> i loved the sax solo. still in tune. >> were you star-struck with anyone at either convention? >> oh, my gosh. >> i literally bumped into the reverend jesse jackson. >> he got struck jesse jackson. >> we almost kissed. >> you went in for it! he didn't like that. >> you were trying to -- >> they bumped into each other. >> instead of keeping hope alive, you were trying to kill hope? >> i was running over hope, yeah. >> jared was telling a story and i said watch out. jesse bumps into him and i thought the security would take jesse out and say run, jesse, run. it was real intense. what am i supposed to do racially in building moment? am i supposed to take jared out because of our shining black prince being hurt. >> i was telling a story. he said watch out, jesse jackson. i thought he meant i was beginning to sound like jesse jackson but, no, i was beginning to run into him. >> a wee bit of a man crush it s
to become president all over again. >> yeah, bill clinton did a one man show. if you see, he was like talking to imaginary people. >> the sax foe was amazing. >> i loved the sax solo. still in tune. >> were you star-struck with anyone at either convention? >> oh, my gosh. >> i literally bumped into the reverend jesse jackson. >> he got struck jesse jackson. >> we almost kissed. >> you went in for it! he didn't like that. >> you were...
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bill clinton was re-elected. ronald reagan had a bad first midterm, was re-elected. but in terms of today, when voters go to the polls on november 2, if the president says i'm wrong to think i don't like the health care bill, i'm wrong to think the stimulus bill doesn't work, does that help him? >> here's what happens, we're not having a health care fight, we have two symbolic fights going on, which is what is the role of government and how much are we spending? presidential elections are where you hit the gas and say i want to go in this direction. midterms are when you hit the brake and say not that far, not that fast. and health care, the deficit spending, the stimulus, all of this is being used to say, oops, washington went too far too fast, too much money, and the american electorate is pulling them back and saying i didn't mean that. >> i did say something about bill clinton who you remember that when he lost in 1994, he had a press conference and remember, he had to declare himself relevant. okay, he did that. but it took him a full year to go to the florida c
bill clinton was re-elected. ronald reagan had a bad first midterm, was re-elected. but in terms of today, when voters go to the polls on november 2, if the president says i'm wrong to think i don't like the health care bill, i'm wrong to think the stimulus bill doesn't work, does that help him? >> here's what happens, we're not having a health care fight, we have two symbolic fights going on, which is what is the role of government and how much are we spending? presidential elections are...
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that is bill clinton. clinton was with cuomo earlier this week touting his achievements. he was actually with him on wednesday at new york city college of technology. >> as your attorney general, look what he has done. he recovered $283 million in medicaid fraud and abuse cases. and keep in mind that's really important now, more important than ever, because just as new york has budget problems,they have been made worse by what's going on in health care. you know, last year, 2009, the bottom of this terrible recession, before the health insurance companies could blame what they divisively refer to as obamacare, they raised health insurance premiums by double digits. they said, oh, please forgive us, but we have to ensure so many of you and you were so sick. even though people are wore reed about losing their jobs and homes and they are up to their ears in debts, we are still going to raise your insurance premiums. we had to wait a year until all the figures were filed. guess what really happened? they didn't have to ensure more people. the prize rises drove 5.5 people off
that is bill clinton. clinton was with cuomo earlier this week touting his achievements. he was actually with him on wednesday at new york city college of technology. >> as your attorney general, look what he has done. he recovered $283 million in medicaid fraud and abuse cases. and keep in mind that's really important now, more important than ever, because just as new york has budget problems,they have been made worse by what's going on in health care. you know, last year, 2009, the...
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bill clinton sealed the deal. you don't think it will be a blunt? >> i don't think so. i think the president has to do that. only he can do that. >> i have ten seconds left. is this the moment that you talked about how boring. is this the moment that will put the president over? >> i don't think so because clinton just did such a good job, he kind of outshined obama who is the best speaker ever. if youte
bill clinton sealed the deal. you don't think it will be a blunt? >> i don't think so. i think the president has to do that. only he can do that. >> i have ten seconds left. is this the moment that you talked about how boring. is this the moment that will put the president over? >> i don't think so because clinton just did such a good job, he kind of outshined obama who is the best speaker ever. if youte
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bill clinton isn't on the ticket. barack obama is. >> but he said, i'm for welfare, for medicare, on the budget, i agree with barack obama, and his policies are the ones to move us forward. i think he is a fantastic validator and we should listen to him. >> we will continue this conversation down the road. we're only just beginning. we have two months to go until the election. thanks to both of you for coming in. >>> on the road again, the conventions are behind them and the presidential candidates are racking up the miles in key battleground states. >>> and what women want from the candidates. moms talk about what it will take to win. the women's vote. that'll be $973.42. ya know, your rates and fees aren't exactly competitive. who do you think i am, quicken loans? [ spokesman ] when you refinance your mortgage with quicken loans, you'll find that our rates and fees are extremely competitive. because the last thing you want is to spend too much on your mortgage. one more way quicken loans is engineered to amaze. ♪
bill clinton isn't on the ticket. barack obama is. >> but he said, i'm for welfare, for medicare, on the budget, i agree with barack obama, and his policies are the ones to move us forward. i think he is a fantastic validator and we should listen to him. >> we will continue this conversation down the road. we're only just beginning. we have two months to go until the election. thanks to both of you for coming in. >>> on the road again, the conventions are behind them and...
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bill clinton felt your pain and you believe it. you could make him cry telling him a story about your family. that isn't part of barack obama's personality. but his decision making has been rational. for all my life i said how can we live in a country where every person doesn't have health insurance? and thank god now we have it. >> and thank god we still have the springer show which you yourself say is the worst show on television. >> i'm sorry. i'm sorry. you know, ronny... folks who save hundreds of dollars by switching to geico sure are happy. and how happy are they jimmy? i'd say happier than a bodybuilder directing traffic. he does look happy. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. ooo no. the hotel lost our reservation. nonsense! you book at travelocity, your reservation's guaranteed. well, i did not book with travelocity, okay?!? [ female announcer ] get the travelocity guarantee any way you book, including our new app. you'll never roam alone. >> i'm back with jerry s
bill clinton felt your pain and you believe it. you could make him cry telling him a story about your family. that isn't part of barack obama's personality. but his decision making has been rational. for all my life i said how can we live in a country where every person doesn't have health insurance? and thank god now we have it. >> and thank god we still have the springer show which you yourself say is the worst show on television. >> i'm sorry. i'm sorry. you know, ronny... folks...
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he is friend with bill clinton. there are reports that he covered expenses for the round-trip flight to north korea. the company that operates his plane says the faa cleared the flight plane at the highest level, because usair kraft aren't usually allowed to fly to north korea. now, to the back story for all of this. what bill clinton did and what the obama administration knew. let's bring in our white house correspondent, dan lothian. this has been going on behind the scenes for months. dan, what have we learned today? >> reporter: it has been going on for months. president clinton and former vice president gore was actively involved trying to gain their release. the white house was not saying a whole lot of anything. >> i am not going to get into that. >> i don't have anything more to add on this at this time. this was a private mission. >> reporter: in fact, the government was deeply involved from the start. >> it was an official visit sanctioned by the u.s. government, brokered behind the scenes by the u.s. gove
he is friend with bill clinton. there are reports that he covered expenses for the round-trip flight to north korea. the company that operates his plane says the faa cleared the flight plane at the highest level, because usair kraft aren't usually allowed to fly to north korea. now, to the back story for all of this. what bill clinton did and what the obama administration knew. let's bring in our white house correspondent, dan lothian. this has been going on behind the scenes for months. dan,...
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this is bill clinton's third appearance for meek. we say a lot about bill clinton. sometimes we say politics is local. this is personal. kerry meek was the congresswoman who held the seat before her son. remember monica lewinsky, pete? >> no. >> never mind. she was the subject of an impeachment battle in the united states. this is kerry meek. >> mr. speaker, he without sin cast the first stone. let me tell you, this chamber is full of sinners. i am here on behalf of my constituents that want the president to know they love him and are praying for him and the country. >> loyalty runs through bill clinton. >> that's true. the other important thing is there are no black senators for the democrats to abandon the one guy that's got a chance would look horrific. loyalty is a good point. thanks for bringing us back there. that's the other point. >> i'm sure he's not glad i brought you back there. it would look horrific. you're right. if the talk ever gained steam, clinton would say, not me, not there. >>> there was a debate in delaware, a race we have been following. chris
this is bill clinton's third appearance for meek. we say a lot about bill clinton. sometimes we say politics is local. this is personal. kerry meek was the congresswoman who held the seat before her son. remember monica lewinsky, pete? >> no. >> never mind. she was the subject of an impeachment battle in the united states. this is kerry meek. >> mr. speaker, he without sin cast the first stone. let me tell you, this chamber is full of sinners. i am here on behalf of my...
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might we see bill clinton there in the final days? >> you know, ed, i wouldn't be surprised to see president clinton show back up in florida again. he has a very close relationship with kendrick meek. that race might be lost, but bill clinton is a winner and considered the closer right now in this midterm election. you've seen him hopscotch across the country going to states, going to districts that not necessarily president obama can show up in. now, if you look at approval ratings, the presidential approval rating, ed you know, is around 45%. the first lady's, 20 points higher. yeah, i'm a little surprised the fact michelle obama wasn't sent down to florida. it raises the question, does the obama campaign team choosing not to put her down here, because in fact if alex loses, look back and say, well, michelle obama went to florida yet they couldn't pull it out. you got to wonder if there's some 2012 strategy going on, ed. >> we will continue to discuss that with our political editor. first a break and i'll remind before you we go to
might we see bill clinton there in the final days? >> you know, ed, i wouldn't be surprised to see president clinton show back up in florida again. he has a very close relationship with kendrick meek. that race might be lost, but bill clinton is a winner and considered the closer right now in this midterm election. you've seen him hopscotch across the country going to states, going to districts that not necessarily president obama can show up in. now, if you look at approval ratings, the...
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bill clinton thinks he doesn't have a chance. so maybe some of those democrats will now flock to charlie crist. we don't know that. there's hope among some democrats it will help crist any way. >> ed, is there concern, however, there's a perception that the white house is throwing meek under the bus? >> reporter: oh, absolutely. that's why they're careful to say, president obama was never directly or indirectly involved. and that white house aides that knew about this were only hearing about it. not lobbying or pushing. the damage is done for some in the party who are going to say, look, particularly what susan said about the race angle here. you will remember last year that the white house was encouraging an african-american governor in new york to get out of that gubernatorial and not run for re-election and seen as clumsy, african-american leaders angry about that. you could have the same blowback dow and be hurtful to the party when they're expecting a big african-american turnout. not just in florida but some other key state
bill clinton thinks he doesn't have a chance. so maybe some of those democrats will now flock to charlie crist. we don't know that. there's hope among some democrats it will help crist any way. >> ed, is there concern, however, there's a perception that the white house is throwing meek under the bus? >> reporter: oh, absolutely. that's why they're careful to say, president obama was never directly or indirectly involved. and that white house aides that knew about this were only...